Countdown to Sunday A Daily Guide for Those Who Dare to Preach

"Too many homiletical guides promise easy success by preaching, in essence, someone else's sermons to someone else's congregation. Chris Erdman shows you how to preach your own sermons right where you are. In these meditations he models for us the day-by-day spiritual formation of a preaching life. Read them and discover a weekly process that liberates God's Word to tell a congregation--and their preacher--extraordinary things. Put them to work and find your preaching made more authentic and effective."--Beth Maynard, coeditor of Get Up Off Your Knees: Preaching the U2 Catalog"Chris Erdman describes how, through the week, through faithful discipline, the preacher peels off the many masks of the text until he or she comes face to face with God. But in the process, the preacher peels off his or her own masks, and, like it or not, comes face to face with himself or herself. This is a book to challenge and encourage preachers, and is also a book for anyone who is ready to come face to face with the truth."--Sam Wells, Duke Divinity School"Chris Erdman has written a wise, encouraging book for us preachers. Karl Barth said that 'preachers dare'--Erdman gives us renewed courage to stand up on Sunday and preach the Word made flesh."--William Willimon, Bishop, United Methodist Church"Practical and prophetic! Practical because it walks where I walk. Countdown to Sunday walks my daily walk as the sound of Sunday gets louder and louder with each passing day. I loved reading a chapter a day--Chris has become a preaching mentor for me. Prophetic because Chris tackles difficult issues head on--violence and war, politics and justice. I was also greatly encouraged by Chris's transparency and honesty. He gives me great hope that I can become a better preacher as I face my weekly countdown to Sunday."--Jamie Crook, senior pastor, University Covenant Church, Davis, CA"These short meditations are surprising. Lulled by Erdman's casual conversational style, we are not prepared to be hit in the eye with a painful perception of our pride or to be struck by the glorious truth of some piece of good news. Erdman's testimony will help us all to preach more faithfully."--Marva J. Dawn, author of Talking the WalkErdman, Chris William is the author of 'Countdown to Sunday A Daily Guide for Those Who Dare to Preach', published 2007 under ISBN 9781587432033 and ISBN 158743203X.